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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former Penn State President Graham Spanier filed a federal lawsuit
yesterday seeking to end the state’s prosecution of him on charges that he tried to cover up child
abuse by former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Spanier is one of three former school officials accused of lying to a grand jury when they said
they were unaware of a 1998 allegation that Sandusky had been seen showering with a boy on
campus.

In a federal lawsuit against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane that was filed in U.S.
District Court in Harrisburg, Spanier said the state prosecution should be dropped because it was “
undertaken in bad faith” and violated his constitutional right to a fair trial.

Spanier faces several charges, including perjury and endangering the welfare of children.